back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- back-to-back
- back to square one
- stab (someone) in the back
- back to basics
- back the wrong horse
- back on one's feet
- worth one's salt
- salt of the earth
- back of beyond
- scratch (someone's) back
- get off (someone's) back
- back to the drawing board
- back down
- get (someone's) back up
- break the back of (something)